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SharePoint 2013 SP1 Installation

March 10 2014 138 comments

Microsoft released SharePoint server SP1 a few weeks ago. I found installation instructions a little bit imperfect. My understanding of SP1 installation steps goes like this:
1. Install SharePoint Server 2013 RTM (installation media with SP1 will be released later)
2. Install language packs (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=37140)
3. Download and install SharePoint 2013 SP1, usually English (

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Configuring SharePoint 2013 Host Named Site Collections and Apps Host

November 22 2012 105 comments

There are a few good articles about configuring Sharepoint 2013 apps host, but atleast I found it somehow difficult to figure out how for example Intranet web application and application host could be configured. For beginning you should read this article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161230(v=office.15).aspx

The key to get apps host working is host named site collection (HNSC). Most of us…

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SharePoint and Atlassian Confluence, side-by-side scenarios

September 16 2010 28 comments

image Many large organizations in Finland use both SharePoint and Confluence for managing their internal content. This article explains why Confluence can be a good partner for SharePoint and what are the scenarios when you might consider using both systems.

Confluence is an enterprise wiki product from Atlassian. Atlassian is a software company from Australia. Atlassian is also…

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